THALIDOMIDE

11 letters 18 Scrabble points /θəˈlɪdəˌmaɪd/

Definition of THALIDOMIDE

noun
  1. A drug sold during the late 1950s and early 1960s as a sleeping aid, and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms, but withdrawn as causing severe birth defects, such as phocomelia; currently used to treat leprosy.

Related words: (RS)- -yl C H N O di isoindole

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters T H A L I D O M I D E
Length 11 letters
Scrabble Score 18 points